CURRENT MISSION

"One regret, dear world, that I am determined not to have when I am lying on my deathbed is that I did not kiss you enough." - Hafiz

ABOUT ME

I am a French/English major with a focus on education, headed most likely into education or public activism once I leave school. I will be doing study abroad in Montpellier, France starting Fall 2009, and traveling all over whenever I get the chance in the next year!

I am starting my travels with two friends (Missy, who is in my photos, and April) in June and we will be in Paris, Barcelona and then Missy and I continue on to Nice. After that I will surf anywhere I can! I want to see as much of the world as I possibly can.

I was an au pair in Switzerland for four months and then the family vacationed in France for a month dans une colonie de vacances...2 little boys, ages 2 and 4. It was an amazing experience and I will be staying with this family for most of the summer. I traveled around a fair bit last time I was in Europe but I want to see more and learn about as many cultures as I can before I go home.

PHILOSOPHY

As an English major, I am a word nerd...J'adore les langues et je suis tombée amoreuse de la langue Francaise.

Le coeur a ses raisons, que la raison ne connaît point. - Pascal

There is never a sudden revelation, a complete and tidy explanation for why it happened, or why it ends, or why or who you are. You want one and I want one, but there isn't one. It comes in bits and pieces, and you stitch them together wherever they fit, and when you are done you hold yourself up, and still there are holes and you are a rag doll, invented, imperfect. And yet you are all that you have, so you must be enough. -Marya Hornbacher

Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are traveling the dark journey with us. Oh, be swift to love, make haste to be kind. ~Henri Frédéric Amiel

Someone once asked me "Why do you always insist on taking the hard road?" and I replied "why do you assume I see two roads?"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I just joined but will definitely be making use of this site. When I get back to the States I'm definitely open to hosting, also!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None yet other than those with people I already knew. I am excited to see how well this site works, it seems like it helps a lot of people meet.

Interests

music, theatre, languages, dancing, camping, swimming, la langue Francaise, writing, wine, playing in the rain, late night coffee talk, making people smile, curling up with a good book, earl grey tea, tisane, poetry, getting frivolous things in the mail, quiet nights in, sunsets, doing laundry, softball, float trips, traveling, road trips, dinner parties, house parties, coffee dates, late nights, running around Europe, the laughter of my loved ones, meeting random people, speaking French, travel, giving and receiving compliments.

• writing
• books
• poetry
• dancing
• education
• wine
• coffee
• running
• partying
• house parties
• traveling
• music
• camping
• swimming
• softball
• teaching
• languages
• study abroad
• road trips
• au-pair

Music, Movies, and Books

Ani Difranco, Sarah Mclachlan, Tori Amos, Alanis Morissette, Missy Higgins, India.arie, Olivia Ruiz, Louise Attaque, Regina Spektor, Yann Tiersen, Gerard de Palmas

American Beauty, Gia, Cruel Intentions, Bound, Better than Chocolate, RENT, the first Matrix and parts of the second, The Life of David Gale, Chocolat, Boondock Saints, Face/Off, Moulin Rouge, Suicide Girls, Bleu, Amelie

the bride stripped bare, gone with the wind, wasted, prozac nation, the harry potter series in its entirety

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've watched my mother go through countless struggles and still hold her head up high. She's my hero.

Teach, Learn, Share

French, Bartending

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, France, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Switzerland, United States